Bechtel, Stephen D
▪ American industrialist
born Sept. 24, 1900, Aurora, Ind., U.S.
died March 14, 1989, San Francisco
American construction engineer and business executive, ...

Bechtel, Stephen D(avison)
born Sept. 24, 1900, Aurora, Ind., U.S.
died March 14, 1989, San Francisco, Calif.
U.S. construction engineer and president (1936–60) of W.A. Bechtel Co. and its successor, ...

Bedford, Francis Russell, 4th earl of
▪ British noble
born 1593
died May 9, 1641, London
only son of William, Lord Russell of Thornhaugh, who became earl of Bedford by the death of his cousin Edward, ...

Bedford, Francis Russell, 5th duke of
▪ British politician
born July 23, 1765
died March 2, 1802, Woburn, Bedford, Eng.
eldest son of Francis Russell (d. 1767), marquess of Tavistock, the eldest son ...

Bedford, John Plantagenet, duke of
▪ English statesman
born June 20, 1389
died Sept. 14, 1435, Rouen, Fr.
general and statesman who commanded England's army during a critical period in the Hundred Years' War ...